November - December 2005

Weekend Wrap-up 2005

There Went The Weekend!

Here’s a riddle: what had about 200 legs, about 92 large wheels, at least 1,000 miles, and one day of bad weather? Answers, at press time: the number of limbs belonging to trippers and leaders participating in this year’s Weekend trips schedule; the number of vehicle tires used for transportation; the approximate total of mileage covered by the trips; and only 1 out of 30 possible trip days when the sun didn’t shine.

Well, maybe it’s not as humorous as why the chicken crossed the road, but a fabulous season of excursions from Cape Cod to Cape May is a heartwarming rather than mirthful occasion. Actually, we never did quite make it all the way to Cape May: from the original, ambitious, schedule of a Sweet 16, a total of 10 saw the light of day and the glimmer of night, and those 10 were simply magical by all accounts.

A Very BIG thank you goes out to all of the “trippers” who signed up, paid hard earned money, and committed themselves to meet old friends and new, to share lodgings and meals, to seek out new travel vistas, and to enjoy our common bond, that of bicycling.

A very, very BIGG thank you goes out to our Volunteer leaders, without whom these trips could not be done: in no particular order, those are Steve Sakson, Eileen Kapp, Ira Najowitz, Manny Sanudo, Sharon Behnke, Lee Ann Van Wyck, Andrea Mercado, Susan Rodetis, Clyde Eisman, Jesse Brown, Alfredo Garcia, Mark Trainor, and Wentworth Price. Be generous with your tips.

Finally, a heartfelt thank you goes out to all of you who made suggestions, offered invaluable constructive comments, or otherwise were there for us behind the scenes all year long, including, but not limited to Barry Hartglass, Bob Castro, Brian Hoberman, Susan R., and especially Phil Goldberg. And a preposition is STILL a word you should never end a sentence with. Regards to all.

Ted Kushner
2005 Weekend Trips Coordinator Emeritus
Weekends@5BBC.org